Chamaeza is a genus of South American birds in the family Formicariidae.
The genus was erected by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825 with the cryptic antthrush (Chamaeza meruloides) as the type species.
Species The genus contains six species: Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Short-tailed antthrush Chamaeza campanisonaAtlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina Striated antthrush Chamaeza nobilisBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Cryptic antthrush Chamaeza meruloides southeastern Brazil. Rufous-tailed antthrush Chamaeza ruficaudaAtlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina (only Misiones Province) Schwartz's antthrush Chamaeza turdinaAndes of Colombia and the Coastal Range in Venezuela. Barred antthrush Chamaeza mollissimaBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
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